medix

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

medix m (genitive medicis); third declension

  1. alternative form of meddix (“the title of a magistrate among the Oscans”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative medix medicēs
genitive medicis medicum
dative medicī medicibus
accusative medicem medicēs
ablative medice medicibus
vocative medix medicēs

References

  • “medix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • medix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Volscian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *meddiks.

Noun

medix (nominative plural)

  1. title of a magistrate

Usage notes

The exact responsibilities of this magistrate are unclear.

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
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